**Executive Summary**
The document is a notification from the Central Bank of India, dated January 9, 2026, amending the Central Bank of India Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976. These amendments are made under the powers conferred by the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970, and with prior approval from the Reserve Bank and the Central Government. The amendments come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Title:** Central Bank of India Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Amendment Regulations, 2026.
* **Amendment to Regulation 6:**
* **Sub-regulation (3) - Inquiry Process:** Requires the Disciplinary Authority to frame clear charges based on allegations against an officer employee. It outlines the process for communicating charges, providing document lists and witness lists (if any), and setting deadlines for submitting written defense statements (initially 15 days, extendable, but not beyond 45 days from receipt of charges). It allows for inspection of documents if copies cannot be provided.
* **Sub-regulation (12) - Document Request:** Mandates authorities with custody of requested documents (physical or digital) to produce them or issue a non-availability certificate to the Inquiring Authority within one month of the request. If document production is against public interest or state security, the Inquiring Authority must be informed and the information passed to the officer employee.
* **Sub-regulation (21) - Inquiry Report Submission:**
* The Inquiring Authority must submit the inquiry report within six months of appointment.
* If the deadline cannot be met, the Inquiring Authority must record the reasons and seek an extension (maximum six months at a time) from the Disciplinary Authority.
* Extensions can only be granted with documented, sufficient reasons.
* **Amendment to the Schedule:** The schedule of authorities relating to disciplinary action and appeals is updated to reflect current officer scales and their respective disciplinary, appellate, and reviewing authorities.
**Impact Analysis**
**Impact: Central Bank of India Officer Employees**
* **Impact:** The updated regulations modify the process for disciplinary inquiries and appeals, potentially affecting the rights and responsibilities of officer employees during disciplinary proceedings.
* **Action Required:** Officer Employees should familiarize themselves with the updated regulations to understand their rights and obligations during disciplinary processes.
**Impact: Disciplinary Authorities**
* **Impact:** The regulations specify clearer requirements and timelines for conducting inquiries, framing charges, and handling document requests.
* **Action Required:** Disciplinary Authorities must adhere to the revised procedures when conducting disciplinary inquiries.
**Impact: Inquiring Authorities**
* **Impact:** The regulations introduce a timeline for submitting inquiry reports and a process for requesting extensions.
* **Action Required:** Inquiring Authorities must adhere to the timeline for submitting inquiry reports or follow the correct procedure for requesting extensions from the Disciplinary Authority.
**Impact: Authorities with Custody of Documents**
* **Impact:** Authorities with custody of requested documents are now bound to produce them or issue a non-availability certificate within one month of the request.
* **Action Required:** Authority with custody of requested documents should produce or issue a non-availability certificate within one month.
Key Entities Referenced
Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970: The Act granting the power to the Board of Directors of Central Bank of India to amend the Central Bank of India Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976.
Central Bank of India Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976: The primary policy document being amended, concerning discipline and appeals for officer employees of the Central Bank of India.
Central Bank of India: The organization to which the amended regulations apply.
Central Bank of India Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Amendment Regulations, 2026: The amendment regulations to the Central Bank of India Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976.
Mumbai: Location where the notification regarding the amendment regulations was issued.
रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
सी.जी.-एम.एच.-अ.-12012026-269292
xxxGIDHxxx
CG-MH-E-12012026-269292
xxxGIDExxx
असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 30] नई कदल्ली, सोमवार, िनवरी 12, 2026/पौष 22, 1947
No. 30] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2026/PAUSHA 22, 1947
सन्ट्े रल बकैं ऑफ इंजडया
अजधसचू ना
म ंबई, 9 िनवरी, 2026
फा. स.ं सीओ/एचसीएम/डीएडी/2025-26/566 (ई)—बकैं कंग कंपनी (उपक्रमों का अजधग्रहण और अंतरण) अजधजनयम,
1970 (1970 का 5) की धारा 19 द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, सेन्ट्रल बैंक ऑफ़ इंजडया के जनदेिक मंडल ने भारतीय
ररिवव बैंक के परामिव और केंद्र सरकार की पूवव स्ट्वीकृजत पश्चात सेन्ट्रल बैंक ऑफ़ इंजडया अजधकारी कमवचारी (अन िासन एवं अपील)
जवजनयम, 1976 में एतद्दवारा जनम्न संिोधन ककए, यथााः-
1. (1) इन जवजनयमों को सेन्ट्रल बैंक ऑफ़ इंजडया अजधकारी कमचव ारी (अन िासन एव ं अपील) संिोधन जवजनयम,
2026 कहा िाएगा.
(2) ये जवजनयम आजधकाररक रािपत्र म ें प्रकाजित होने की जतजथ स ेप्रभावी होंगे.
2. सेन्ट्रल बैंक ऑफ़ इंजडया अजधकारी कमवचारी (अनि ासन एव ंअपील) जवजनयम, 1976 म,ें जवजनयम (6) म,ें -
(ए) उप-जवजनयम (3) के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत उप-जवजनयम प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत ककया िाएगा, यथााः-
226 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
“(3) िहां िांच प्रस्ट्ताजवत ह,ै वहा ं अन िासजनक प्राजधकारी अजधकारी कमवचारी के जवरुद्ध लगाए गए
आरोपों के आधार पर जनजश्चत और स्ट्पष्ट आरोप तैयार करेगा, एव ं आरोपों के जववरण सजहत, आरोपों के
दस्ट्तावेजों की सूची तथा ऐसे दस्ट्तावेजों की प्रजतयााँ तथा गवाहों की सूची, यकद कोई हो, अजधकारी
कमवचारी को जलजखत रूप म ें सूजचत ककया िाएगा एवं अजधकारी कमवचारी कोअन िासजनक प्राजधकारी द्वारा
जनर्दवष्ट समयावजध, िो पंद्रह कदनों स े अजधक नहीं होगी, अथवा उि अन िासजनक प्राजधकारी द्वारा प्रदत्त
जवस्ट्ताररत समयावजध के भीतर, अपना जलजखत प्रजतरक्षा बयान प्रस्ट्त त करना आवश्यक ह:ै
बिते कक ककसी भी पररजस्ट्थजत म,ें प्रजतरक्षा का जलजखत बयान प्रस्ट्त त करने के जलए समयावजध का जवस्ट्तार
आरोपपत्र प्राजि की जतजथ स े पतैं ालीस कदनों स ेअजधक नहीं होगा:
बिते कक िहा ाँ भी दस्ट्तावेजों की प्रजतयााँ उपलब्ध कराना सभं व न हो, अन िासजनक प्राजधकारी अजधकारी
कमवचारी को इस उद्देश्य के जलए जनर्दवष्ट समयावजध के भीतर, ऐसे दस्ट्तावेजों की िांच करने की अन मजत
देगा”;
(बी) उप-जवजनयम (12) के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत उप-जवजनयम प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत ककया िाएगा, यथााः –
“(12) उप-जवजनयम (11) के अंतगतव अन रोध प्राि होने पर, प्रत्येक प्राजधकारी जिसके पास मांगे गए
दस्ट्तावेजों का भौजतक या जडजिटल अजभरक्षण या अजधकार ह,ै वह अनर ोध प्राि होन े की जतजथ स े एक माह
के भीतर िांच प्राजधकारी के समक्ष उन दस्ट्तावेजों को प्रस्ट्त त करेगा अथवा उनकी अन पलब्धता का
प्रमाणपत्र िारी करेगा:
बिते कक यकद मांगे गए दस्ट्तावजे ों का अजभरक्षण या अजधकार रखने वाला प्राजधकारी इस बात से संत ष्ट हो
कक ऐसे सभी या ककसी भी दस्ट्तावेज का प्रस्ट्त जतकरण िनजहत या राज्य की स रक्षा के प्रजतकूल होगा और
इस संबंध में वह अपन े कारणों को जलजखत रूप म ें दिव करे, तो िांच प्राजधकारी को इसकी सूचना दी
िाएगी और िांच प्राजधकारी, ऐसी सूचना प्राि होन े पर, उि सूचना की िानकारी अजधकारी कमवचारी को
देगा और उनके द्वारा ऐसे दस्ट्तावेजों के प्रस्ट्त जतकरण या उपलब्धता के जलए ककए गए अन रोध को वापस
लेगा.”;
(सी) उप-जवजनयम (21) म,ें उप-खण्ड (ii)के पश्चात ् जनम्नजलजखत उप-खण्ड िोडा िाएगा, यथााः-
“(iii) (ए) िांच प्राजधकारी अपनी िाचं समाि करेगा और िाचं प्राजधकारी के रूप म ें अपनी जनयज ि के
आदेि की प्राजि की जतजथ स ेछाः माह की अवजध के भीतर अपनी ररपोट व प्रस्ट्तत करेगा;
(बी) िहा ाँ उप-खडं (ए) म ें जनर्दष्टव समयावजध का पालन करना सभं व न हो, वहा ाँ िाचं प्राजधकारी
जलजखत रूप म ेंकारणों का उल्लखे करेगा और अनि ासजनक प्राजधकारी स े समयावजध बढान े का
अनर ोध करेगा. अनि ासजनक प्राजधकारी ऐसी िाचं को परू ी करन े के जलए एक बार म ें
अजधकतम छ: माह के अजतररि समय की अनम जत दे सकता ह;ै
(सी) एक समय पर अजधकतम छ: माह की अवजध के जलए समयावजध का जवस्ट्तार केवल तभी कदया
िा सकता ह,ै िब अनि ासजनक प्राजधकारी या उसके द्वारा अजधकृत कोई अन्ट्य प्राजधकारी को
इसके जलए पयािव एव ं उपयि व कारण जलजखत रूप म ें प्राि हों.”
3. सेन्ट्रल बैंक ऑफ़ इंजडया अजधकारी कमवचारी (अन िासन एव ं अपील) जवजनयम, 1976 म,ें अन सूची
के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत अनस ूची प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत की िाएगी, यथााः –[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
“अनस चू ी
[(जवजनयम 3 (बी), (िी), (एन), (ओ), 17 एव ं18 देख”ें)]
क्रम सख्ं या अजधकारी कमचव ारी का अनि ासजनक अपीलीय प्राजधकारी समीक्षा प्राजधकारी
वते नमान प्राजधकारी
(1) (4) (5)
(2) (3)
1 वेतनमान -I एव ंII के सहायक महाप्रबंधक उप महाप्रबंधक महाप्रबंधक
अजधकारी
2 वेतनमान –III के अजधकारी उप महाप्रबंधक महाप्रबंधक म ख्य महाप्रबंधक
3 वेतनमान -IV एव ं V के महाप्रबंधक म ख्य महाप्रबंधक कायवपालक जनदेिक
अजधकारी
4 वेतनमान - VI के अजधकारी म ख्य महाप्रबंधक कायवपालक जनदेिक प्रबंध जनदेिक एव ं म ख्य
कायवकारी अजधकारी
5 वेतनमान -VII के अजधकारी कायवपालक जनदेिक प्रबंध जनदेिक एव ं बोडव गरित सजमजत
म ख्य कायवकारी
अजधकारी
6 वेतनमान -VIII के अजधकारी प्रबंध जनदेिक एव ं म ख्य बोडव गरित सजमजत बोडव”
कायवकारी
अजधकारी
नोट: सन्ट्े रल बकैं ऑफ़ इंजडया अजधकारी कमचव ारी (अनि ासन एव ं अपील) जवजनयम, 1976 को भारत के रािपत्र, भाग III,
अनभ ाग 4 म ें प्रकाजित ककया गया था और इसके पश्चात जनम्नजलजखत अजधसचू नाओं के माध्यम स े सिं ोजधत ककया
गया,यथा:-
क्रम सख्ं या अजधसचू ना सख्ं या कदनाकं आजधकाररक रािपत्र
म ेंप्रकािन की जतजथ
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1. फाइल सं. 4/10/1/92-आईआर 20/10/2000 03/03/2001
2. फाइल सं. 3/4/98-वीआईिी 16/10/2000 28/04/2001
3 फाइल सं. 4/10/4/94- आईआर 20/03/2001 30/06/2001
4. फाइल सं. 4/10/4/94- आईआर 20/03/2001 30/06/2001
5. फाइल सं. 4/10/2/97- आईआर 29/04/2002 02/11/2002
6. फाइल सं. 4/10/2/2001- आईआर 16/06/2004 25/09/2004
क िल पाल, महाप्रबंधक
[जवज्ञापन-III/4/असा./606/2025-26]4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
Mumbai, the 9th January, 2026
F. No. CO/HCM/DAD/2025-26/566(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 19 of the Banking
Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 (5 of 1970), the Board of Directors of Central Bank
of India after consultation with the Reserve Bank and with the previous sanction of the Central Government, hereby
makes the following regulations, further to amend the Central Bank of India Officer Employees’ (Discipline and
Appeal) Regulations, 1976, namely:-
1. (1) These regulations may be called the Central Bank of India Officer Employees’ (Discipline and Appeal)
Amendment Regulations, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette
2. In the Central Bank of India Officer Employees’ (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations 1976, in regulation (6),
(a) for sub-regulation (3), the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely : -
“(3) Where it is proposed to hold an enquiry, the Disciplinary Authority shall frame definite and distinct
charges on the basis of the allegations against the Officer Employee and the articles of charge, together
with a statement of the allegations, list of documents relied on along with a copy of such documents and
list of witnesses, if any, on which they are based, shall be communicated in writing to the Officer
Employee, who shall be required to submit, within such time as may be specified by the Disciplinary
Authority not exceeding fifteen days, or within such extended time as may be granted by the said
Authority, a written statement of his defence:
Provided that under no circumstances, the extension of time for filing written statement of defence shall
exceed forty-five days from the date of receipt of articles of charge:
Provided further that wherever it is not possible to furnish the copies of the documents, disciplinary
authority shall allow the Officer Employee to inspect such documents within a time specified in this
behalf.”;
(b) for sub-regulation (12), the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely: -
“(12) On receipt of the requisition under sub-regulation (11), every authority having the custody or
possession of the requisitioned documents physically or digitally shall produce the same or issue a non-
availability certificate before the Inquiring Authority within one month of the receipt of such requisition:
Provided that if the authority having the custody or possession of the requisitioned documents is satisfied
for reasons to be recorded by it in writing that the production of all or any of such documents shall be
against the public interest or security of the State, it shall inform the Inquiring Authority accordingly and
the Inquiring Authority shall on being so informed, communicate the information to the Officer Employee
and withdraw the requisition made by it for the production or discovery of such documents.”;
(c) in sub-regulation (21), after clause (ii), the following clause shall be inserted, namely :-
“(iii) (a) the Inquiring Authority shall conclude the inquiry and submit his report within a period of
six months from the date of receipt of order of his appointment as Inquiry Authority;
(b) where it is not possible to adhere to the time-limit specified in clause (a), the Inquiring
Authority may record the reasons and seek extension of time from the Disciplinary
Authority in writing, who may allow additional time not exceeding six months at a time for
completion of such inquiry;
(c) the extension for a period not exceeding six months at a time may be allowed for any good
and sufficient reason to be recorded in writing by the Disciplinary Authority or any other
Authority authorised by the Disciplinary Authority on his behalf.”.[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
3. In the Central Bank of India Officer Employees’ (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations 1976, for the Schedule,
the following Schedule shall be substituted, namely: -
“Schedule
[(see regulations 3(b), (g), (n), (o), 17 and 18)]
Serial Scale of the officer Disciplinary Authority Appellate Authority Reviewing Authority
number employee (3) (4) (5)
(1) (2)
1. Officers in Scale-I and II Assistant General Deputy General General Manager
Manager Manager
2. Officers in Scale-III Deputy General Manager General Manager Chief General
Manager
3. Officers in Scale-IV and V General Manager Chief General Executive Director
Manager
4. Officers in Scale-VI Chief General Manager Executive Director Managing Director
and Chief Executive
Officer
5. Officers in Scale-VII Executive Director Managing Director Committee of the
and Chief Executive Board
Officer
6. Officers in Scale-VIII Managing Director and Committee of the The Board”.
Chief Executive Officer Board
Note: The Central Bank of India Officer Employees’ (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations,1976 were published in the
Gazette of India, Part III, Section 4 and subsequently amended vide the following notifications, namely :-
Serial Notification number Date Date of publication in the
number Official Gazette
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1. F. No. 4/10/1/92-IR 20/10/2000 03/03/2001
2. F. No. 3/4/98-VIG 16/10/2000 28/04/2001
3. F. No. 4/10/4/94-IR 20/03/2001 30/06/2001
4. F. No. 4/10/4/94-IR 20/03/2001 30/06/2001
5. F. No. 4/10/2/97-IR 29/04/2002 02/11/2002
6. F. No. 4/10/2/2001-IR 16/06/2004 25/09/2004
KUSHAL PAL, General Manager
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./606/2025-26]
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.